Every Lesson Ends With Something You Made

This course is built around projects, not concepts. Students don't learn about loops in the abstract — they build a jumping game and figure out why loops make it work. Every module ends with a challenge, and the final module is entirely dedicated to designing and building an original game of their choosing.

The Skills Go Way Beyond Scratch

Scratch teaches the fundamentals of computational thinking — sequencing, loops, conditionals, events, variables — in a visual environment that makes them easy to grasp. When students move to Python or any other language, they're not starting over. They already understand how code thinks.

Course curriculum

    1. Welcome!

    2. Gather your materials

    1. Make Your Scratch Account

    2. My First Scratch Project

    3. Make the Scratch Cat Move

    4. Make Characters Talk

    1. Remix Sprites

    2. Paint Your Own Sprite

    3. Add Your Art

    4. Using Pictures as Backdrops

    5. Draw Backdrops

    6. Sounds: Add, Record, Text to Speech

    7. Backpack

    8. Challenge

    1. Broadcast Blocks

    2. Animate Your Name

    3. Make a Story

    4. Make a Traffic Light

    5. Key Presses Part 1

    6. Key Presses Part 2

    7. Make a Clicker Game

    8. Add a Start Screen

    9. Challenge

    1. Asking Questions

    2. Make a Mouse Trail

    3. Create a Jumping Game

    4. Dance Party

    5. Whack A Mole

    6. Challenge

    1. Make a Virtual Pet

    2. Make Tic-Tac-Toe

    3. Make a Quiz Game

    4. Clones & Local Variables

    5. Fireworks

    6. Face Sensing with AI

    7. Challenge

About this course

  • $39.99
  • 37 lessons

Instructor(s)

Mikala Streeter

Senior Instructor

Hi, I'm Mikala. I hold a B.S. in Computer Science from MIT and an M.A. in Education (Learning Design and Technology) from Stanford University, and I've spent 15+ years working with students in classrooms, small groups, and 1:1. I've also worked with organizations like Google, Black Girls Code, and Teach For America. In this course you'll be building and creating, not just watching. Stay curious, take ownership, and give things a real try.

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